SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492019-05-25T09:23:17-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsShawn Hymel on Getting started with the micro:bit — Making a temperature gaugeShawn Hymelurn:uuid:06579449-4d8d-836b-e7c4-9820ad5dda0e2017-04-27T09:28:15-06:00<p>I actually do think loops are brute forced a la Arduino-style, so I don't know if it'll help that much. One could definitely sleep, but that wasn't something I saw available in MakeCode (which I don't think is a big deal, since it's really intended for absolute beginners).</p>
NorthernPike on Getting started with the micro:bit — Making a temperature gaugeNorthernPikeurn:uuid:f62ff7a0-2219-74a3-118c-17fca0cb97662017-04-26T16:45:46-06:00<p>I have a micro:bit and it works great. Got it this week from Adafruit. Those people over there are great. They even had the edge connector for it. Which I also bought. So far I have made a faceplate for it with my 3D printer. I made a compass out of it. I used the temperature sensor for a thermometer. I also found a few bugs. But this little 32 bit processor is quite the interesting device. Reminds me of the Sinclair ZX80 I had. Those Brits are always coming up with something unusual. I suggest checking it out.</p>
Customer #134773 on Getting started with the micro:bit — Making a temperature gaugeCustomer #134773urn:uuid:db768118-b5bf-f548-5116-4ba83d983c442017-04-24T16:30:41-06:00<p>Two comments: First, I'd stick some sort of a delay into the loop with the servo, just to keep the CPU's temperature from rising (assumng, of course, they don't do delays the "brute force" way of having a tight loop). Second, our friends over at Adafruit seem to have the <a href="https://www.adafruit.com/product/3362" rel="nofollow">micro:bit in stock</a>. (One downside is that last I checked, "free shipping" for Adafruit requires a $200 purchase. Another is that Adafruit is further from Phoenix than is SparkFun, so surface shipping can take longer.)</p>